Examples of breather in a Sentence
He decided to give them a breather.
took a breather from the seemingly endless task of sorting through years of stuff stored in the attic
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Catalina Island is the perfect place to take a breather, just over an hour by ferry from the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, among departure points along the SoCal coast.
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Stacey Leasca,
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2 July 2026
Teng gets a ‘breather’ The Astros demoted Kai-Wei Teng to Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday.
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Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
The show features fire jugglers and fire breathers.
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Christopher Arnott,
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28 June 2026
Amazon has tons of chic, breezy, and comfortable options worth adding to your summer wardrobe to give your shorts a breather.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
2 July 2026
Teng gets a ‘breather’ The Astros demoted Kai-Wei Teng to Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday.
—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
The show features fire jugglers and fire breathers.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
Amazon has tons of chic, breezy, and comfortable options worth adding to your summer wardrobe to give your shorts a breather.
—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
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“Breather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breather. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər 
1
: one that breathes
2
: a pause for rest : break
Medical Definition
breather
noun
breath·er
ˈbrē-t͟hər
: one that breathes usually in a specified way see mouth breather
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